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Apparel and Consumer Goods

Financial

The urgency for climate action is acute. In 2023, global average temperature reached 1.45°C above...

Integrating equity into climate policy

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New requirements in sustainability reporting are here, with global implications...

The new sustainability reporting landscape

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The ILO’s latest wage report found that the last couple of years have held both positives and...

ILO wage trends

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Key Takeaways from the 2024 UN Annual Forum on Business and Human Rights 🌍

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If you are a company developing or constructing in the renewable energy sector in the Gulf, this ...

Migrant workers rights and a just transition in the renewable energy sector in the Gulf

Energy and Mining

Just transition

The WBA makes the case for an inclusive approach to the EU CSDDD to fully ...

Areas to focus on for inclusive and impactful CSDDD implementation

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

The briefing underscores the importance of companies carefully considering what it means to ...

Companies and conflict

Human rights due diligence

What will the state of the world be for children in 2050? UNICEF’s report delves into ...

The state of the world’s children

Child labour

Navigating the Just Transition: Practical Steps for Business Leaders

November 26, 2024

Just transition

Advancing Justice: How the EU CSDDD Drives a Just Transition

November 26, 2024

Just transition

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

Climate crisis

Nature and climate change span national borders, and so should a just net zero transition...

Cross-border implications of climate transition policies

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Child labour in the U.S. is sky high. The number of children in child labour increased by...

Child labour in the United States (US)

Child labour

Migrant construction workers are vital to the green building transition but face significant risk...

Migrant workers’ rights in the green building sector

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A key finding of the report shows that embedding human rights respect in...

The state of play on business and human rights

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In an evolving legal landscape, lawyers and bar associations are stepping up as key players...

The role of lawyers and bar associations in furthering business & human rights

November 15, 2024

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The economic toll is staggering: weather-related losses have risen...

The health and climate change emergency

November 15, 2024

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Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is lagging, with only 17%...

Progress Towards the UNGC’s Forward Faster Action Areas and the SDGs

November 15, 2024

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Companies significantly impact children’s rights in ways that often...

Unpacking children’s rights under the European Sustainability Reporting Standards

November 8, 2024

Child labour

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

In the Just Transition Finance Lab’s compilation of insights on...

How we can bridge the just transition finance gap

November 8, 2024

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The Business Breakthrough Barometer 2024 highlights a major shift in...

Unlocking the opportunities and challenges of the net-zero transition

November 8, 2024

Just transition

Transformation

Companies need to pay attention to the links between environment and human rights...

Putting the ‘E’ into HREDD

November 1, 2024

Biodiversity

Climate crisis

Deforestation

Human rights due diligence

Water

For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons, discrimination is widespread...

Respecting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons in the context of business activities

November 1, 2024

Gender and discrimination

Human rights due diligence

“This decade marks the make-or-break moment for the health of the planet”...

Progress towards protecting the planet

November 1, 2024

Biodiversity

AI and workers. So many benefits. Also, so many pitfalls...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Worker Well-Being

October 25, 2024

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Water, water, water. Water is essential for both planetary health and...

We need a “sea change” towards sustainable water use

October 25, 2024

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We are entering a new era for business and human rights. Regulations for...

Setting higher standards: Be prepared for a new regulatory era

October 25, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

The insides of companies are already shifting ...

Reflections on Changes in Corporate Practice

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

This is a new approach to contracts for many companies ...

Model HREDD contract clauses for the European context

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

The next five years are critical for determining the future of life on Earth ...

Nature is disappearing: WWF’s 2024 Living Planet Report

Biodiversity

There are of course a number of challenges for companies when trying to...

FAQ: How can businesses work with third-party contractors to embed robust human rights due diligence (HRDD)?

Human rights due diligence

Out of 35 key planetary indicators, 25 are at record...

The urgency of climate action for human rights

October 11, 2024

Biodiversity

Climate crisis

Deforestation

Health and wellbeing

Just transition

Just transition litigation is on the rise. By studying...

Next steps on just transition litigation

October 11, 2024

Just transition

Laws and litigation

Human rights due diligence

Feeling stuck in your approach to...

Making HRDD work across the value chain

October 11, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Grievance mechanisms and access to remedy

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) just released Towards Planet ...

A Roadmap Towards Planet Positive Chemicals

Climate crisis

Just transition

The latest UN Special Rapporteur’s report highlights the urgent need for businesses, States ...

The right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment - and its implementation

Just transition

The BBC released a documentary: ‘Slavery on the High Street’ which describes ...

Modern Slavery on the UK High Street: Top Takeaways for Companies

Modern slavery

FAQ: Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement at Scale

Climate crisis

Human rights due diligence

Just transition

This question is such a critical one and one that we are talking a lot about ...

FAQ: How do we handle a just transition when we don't see any real and meaningful transition yet?

Climate crisis

Just transition

Two-thirds of our nine Planetary Boundaries have been...

Two-thirds of Planetary Boundaries are breached

September 27, 2024

Biodiversity

Climate crisis

Deforestation

Health and wellbeing

Transformation

The UN General Assembly has adopted...

The Pact for the Future

September 27, 2024

Leadership and governance

Transformation

For those of you looking at the provisions of the EU CSDDD...

Environmental Due Diligence Next Steps under the EU CSDDD

September 27, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

Most companies are missing the bigger picture when it comes to...

The World Benchmarking Alliance 2022-2024 Nature Benchmark

September 20, 2024

Biodiversity

Climate crisis

Deforestation

Leadership and governance

Just transition

Exceeding our planetary boundaries threatens...

Safe and just Earth-system boundaries

September 20, 2024

Biodiversity

Climate crisis

Deforestation

Transformation

Water

The world is failing to end forced labour...

The economic benefits of ending forced labour

September 20, 2024

Modern slavery

The world just experienced some of its hottest months on record, highlighting climate change as...

The corporate climate action gap

September 13, 2024

Climate crisis

Approximately 160 million children are engaged in child labor, with 79 million in hazardous...

Trends in child and forced labour

September 13, 2024

Child labour

Modern slavery

Human rights due diligence

The numbers paint a stark picture: land and environmental defenders are...

Attacks on human rights, land and environmental defenders

September 13, 2024

Climate crisis

Deforestation

Have a question on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD)?

European Commission’s FAQ on the EU CSDDD

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Forced labour is a growing risk, worsened by a rising cost of living, economic shocks...

Showcasing good practices to tackle forced labour

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Information, information, information. Without information, what can we do?...

Companies & information on human rights and climate change

What do manufacturers of low-carbon technologies...

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Just Transition in Mining

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This report signals that businesses, alongside States, development banks, and...

A framework for climate justice and development

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We live in a world where a large proportion of the global population can’t afford nutritious food...

Small-scale producers and food system transformation

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No one can see into the future, but the world’s best scientists and experts can use foresight to ...

The future of planetary and human health

July 26, 2024

Health and wellbeing

Misconceptions of growth and poverty eradication

July 26, 2024

Living-wage and Living-income

Workers and heat stress

July 26, 2024

Health and wellbeing

Contracts, contracts, contracts ...

Responsible Contracts under the EU CSDDD

July 19, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

The construction sector and the built environment are major contributors to ...

A just transition for construction sector workers

July 19, 2024

Health and wellbeing

Just transition

Transformation

There is growing momentum behind the just transition in India. Without it, we face ...

A just transition in India

July 19, 2024

Just transition

The signals keep getting stronger: companies and investors need to be prepared...

Just transition litigation on the rise

July 12, 2024

Just transition

Laws and litigation

The new UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the context of climate change put out her first...

Integrating human rights into climate responses

July 12, 2024

Just transition

Human rights due diligence

Climate crisis

The UN Working Group has a clear message for institutional investors and financial regulators...

Investors’ and ESG approaches to human rights

July 12, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Leadership and governance

Climate crisis

Implementing worker-driven grievance mechanisms is a key strategy for companies and their ...

Lessons learned for effective worker grievance mechanisms

July 5, 2024

The type of legal strategies and arguments being used in climate cases against companies ...

Grievance mechanisms and access to remedy

Global trends in climate change litigation

July 5, 2024

Climate crisis

Laws and litigation

A new Social Benchmark has arrived. As efforts to measure and track ...

Release of the first WBA Social Benchmark

July 5, 2024

Human rights due diligence

“Corporate silence on association advocacy is not neutrality; it is acquiescence” says ...

Business associations climate action guide

June 28, 2024

Climate crisis

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

Transparency

How can operational-level grievance mechanisms help kids in situations of child labour? ...

Using OGMs to address child labour

June 28, 2024

Child labour

Grievance mechanisms and access to remedy

What is the lay of the land when it comes to integrating just transition ...

A global overview of just transition policies

June 28, 2024

Climate crisis

Just transition

Investors are vital pieces of the puzzle ...

Board accountability for ESG issues

June 21, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Leadership and governance

Transparency

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

Millions of workers are on the move ...

Making recruitment responsible

June 21, 2024

Modern slavery

Human rights due diligence

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

It will take 134 years (five generations!) to close the global gender gap ...

The gender gap loom large

June 21, 2024

Gender and discrimination

The ITUC starts its annual Global Rights Index by saying that the report “makes for difficult ...

Global Rights Index 2024

June 14, 2024

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

Human rights due diligence

Has your company made commitments to use higher volumes of post-consumer recycled ...

Recycled Plastics: A Harmonized Responsible Sourcing Framework

June 14, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Metrics and indicators that merely show whether companies have policies and training in place ...

Strengthening the S in ESG through better metrics and indicators (cont.)

June 14, 2024

Human rights due diligence

2024 was a difficult year for journalists ...

World Press Freedom 2024

June 7, 2024

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

Health and wellbeing

There is a significant intersection of human rights and climate change ...

Just transition in the built environment

June 7, 2024

Climate crisis

Just transition

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

29 June 2023 was the day ...

The European Union Regulation on Deforestation-free products (EUDR) & Traceability Systems

June 7, 2024

Biodiversity

Grievance mechanisms and access to remedy

Deforestation

Transparency

Measurable indicators and metrics ...

Strengthening the S in ESG through better metrics and indicators

May 31, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Transparency

Rising thermometers are putting workers ...

Rising heat stress

May 31, 2024

Climate crisis

Health and wellbeing

Human rights due diligence

Water

No company can tackle ...

Roadmap for landscape company action

May 31, 2024

Climate crisis

Biodiversity

Transparency

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

Transition minerals like bauxite, cobalt ...

2024 Transition Minerals Tracker

May 24, 2024

Climate crisis

Just transition

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

The International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems ...

Addressing the “land squeeze”

May 24, 2024

Deforestation

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

Living-wage and Living-income

Integrating a just transition lens to climate risk ...

UNEP FI’s 2024 Climate Risk Landscape

May 24, 2024

Climate crisis

Just transition

Human rights due diligence

Transparency

Having ESG expertise on boards is becoming ...

The ESG expertise gap on boards

May 17, 2024

Leadership and governance

Climate crisis

Biodiversity

Human rights due diligence

Nature is often overlooked in business strategies ...

Integrating nature in business practices for the food retail sector

May 17, 2024

Biodiversity

Climate crisis

Transformation

Plastics are back in the spotlight ...

Global Plastics Treaty

May 17, 2024

Biodiversity

Climate crisis

Health and wellbeing

Just transition

Laws and litigation

A just future ahead is one that is cooperative and connected, safe and healthy, thriving, ...

The Business Guide to Advancing Climate Justice

May 10, 2024

Climate crisis

Just transition

2023 was another significant year for human rights defenders (HRDs) and ...

Human rights defenders in 2023

May 10, 2024

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

Climate crisis

Just transition

Women and climate change are inextricably linked. This nexus plays out ...

Taking a gender lens to climate change adaptation

May 10, 2024

Gender and discrimination

Climate crisis

Just transition

Traditional transition strategies often overlook...

Women and the just transition: Steps to promote gender justice

May 3, 2024

Gender and discrimination

Just transition

Climate crisis

More and more companies are recognising gender equality as...

Investor guidance on gender equality

May 3, 2024

Gender and discrimination

The link between climate-driven hazards...

Climate risks to nine key commodities

May 3, 2024

Climate crisis

The link between climate change and workers’ health and safety is inextricable ...

Health and safety at work in a changing climate

April 28, 2024

Climate crisis

Health and wellbeing

Just transition

A new study published in Nature by researchers ...

The economic impact of climate change

April 28, 2024

Climate crisis

Just transition

Why do responsible contracts matter to investors? ...

The investor Guidance on Responsible Contracting 2024

April 28, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

Nothing new! But also: time for more action ...

FAQ on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D)

April 19, 2024

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

Land rights are essential to Indigenous Peoples ...

The Indigenous World 2024

April 19, 2024

Just transition

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

Climate crisis

Biodiversity

Child labour is on the rise despite increased corporate efforts ...

Tackling child labour: A guide for financial institutions

April 19, 2024

Child labour

Human rights due diligence

The news coming out from the European Court of Human Rights ...

European Court of Human Rights: Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz

April 15, 2024

Climate crisis

Human rights due diligence

Laws and litigation

Voice, stakeholders and defenders

Gender and discrimination

What does remedy have to do with companies’ responsibility to respect human rights ...

Access to remedy in cases of business-related human rights abuse

April 15, 2024